April 19, 2022
Africa: Get Rich or Die Tryin - Treacherous Trek to the West
Africans are leaving the continent in droves. Dashed hopes, unmet aspirations, lose of faith in their governments, botched up elections, mega corruption, theft of public coffers… Read more »
April 14, 2022
East Africa: What DRC Brings to the EAC Table
Despite a storied post-colonial history of political misadventures, strife and state dysfunction, DRC has always maintained a close cultural relationship with other East African… Read more »
April 05, 2022
Zimbabwe: Dambudzo Marechera Ari Pakati Pen'angawo Here? - Chikamu 1 - Mabhingo Emunyori | Essay in Shona
This Is Africa announces 2022 as the year of "Return to Marechera." The great Zimbabwean writer, Dambudzo Marechera (1952-1987), would have turned 70 this year. Read more »
March 31, 2022
Ethiopia: Yatreda - an Artistic Collective Using NFTs to Celebrate Ethiopian Legacies
Yatreda is a family of artists that brings the history of Ethiopian kingdoms to life through stunning imagery. With storytelling at the base of their work, they use NFTs to… Read more »
March 28, 2022
Zimbabwe: 'From the Ground to the Sky' - Zimbabwean Star Nutty O Aims for Global Recognition
After dominating Zimbabwe's music scene for nearly two years now, dancehall sensation Nutty O is now looking to take his craft to the African continent, and internationally. Read more »
November 01, 2018
Cote d'Ivoire: Solar-Powered School Bags Changing Cote d'Ivoire's Education
"No child should study in the dark": Evariste Akoumian, a 37-year-old Ivorian, invented the "Solarpak", a schoolbag with a solar panel and a lamp, to improve the education of young… Read more »
April 16, 2018
Comoros: Comorian Government in Tussle With France Over French Island, Mayotte
France might be facing one of its because challenges on sovereignty after its officials expelled migrants from the Department of Mayotte into Comoros. The Comorian government… Read more »
April 06, 2018
South Africa: Esther Mahlangu, the Matriarch of Contemporary Ndebele Art, Receives Honorary Doctorate
At the age of 82, internationally acclaimed Ndebele artist Esther Nikwambi Mahlangu will receive an honorary doctorate from the University of Johannesburg for "her legacy as a… Read more »